This is the story of composer Dmitri Shostakovich, the world he lived in, and the horrors of the World War II siege of Leningrad. It is especially about one of Shostakovich’s symphonies, which became a symbol of fighting against the Nazis throughout the world, especially in the Soviet Union, and about the ways music can affect us.

A humorous look at history through clothing, Albee explores some of the strange things human beings have worn throughout the ages, and the many and varied reasons they did so, whether their reasons were religious, political, social, monetary, or something else altogether.

Middle school girls can feel like what they say doesn’t matter, or that it won’t be heard. Bondy aims to help these girls overcome this through tips, examples about specific issues, and quizzes, and also examines some of the things that might be keeping them from speaking up.

A look at seven different epidemics of history, in narrative form, also including information about medicine and other relevant facts about the time and place of the epidemic. Each section starts with patient zero, the person who first caught the disease, and continues to the people who investigated the mystery of the epidemic’s cause, in order to keep more people from becoming sick. Their work in the field of epidemiology (the study of diseases and their spread in large groups of people) still affects us today.

This book explores what forensic science has been like over the years: the different methods and approaches, and the way changing technology has impacted them. Real cases are talked about to illustrate these points, showing events such as the first time DNA was used as evidence.

Imprisoned is the untold story of the Japanese Americans during World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, families were forced to leave everything behind to live in interment camps while others chose to join the army and prove their loyalty to the United States. Sandler explores all aspects of the Japenses Americans during this time and their continual fight for justice.

Robb sets to work displaying all things steampunk, from novels, film, comic books, fashion, music, and architecture. From the early beginnings of Jules Verne to today's latest of Miyazaki and Philip Pullman the steampunk genre is a growing science fiction culture. The Victorian flair genre revolves around the idea of an alternate history with the use of steam for energy technology.

In Vienna, Austria, during World War II, Georg Rauch and his mother hid Jews in their apartment until they could be snuck out of the country. This ended when, despite having some Jewish ancestry himself and not withholding that fact, he was drafted to fight for the man responsible for killing others like Rauch, like those he helped hide. Including photographs of Rauch’s family, drawings he made, and letters he wrote to his mother, this memoir covers the young man’s struggle to survive on the Eastern Front, as a Soviet prisoner-of-war, and on his journey back home after the war.

70+ recipes that show teens how to cook using healthier and more "green" conscious meals. Also includes information on vegetarianism, flexitariansm, and freeganism. Shopping on a budget and how to use what you have are another aspect of this cookbook.